The death toll as tropical storm Filipo passes through Mozambique has risen to two and affected more than 48,000 people, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Friday.
“The worst affected area is reported to be Maputo City, with 25,455 people affected (2% of the total population),” OCHA said in a statement, citing data from the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction. (INGD).
The National Institute of Meteorology (Inam) confirmed that the strong tropical storm Filipo entered the continent at 5:00 am (3:00 am Lisbon time) on Tuesday through the Inhassoro district, Inhambane province, in a southwesterly direction, namely in Gaza and Maputo, wind gusts reach 120 kilometers per hour.
“Infrastructure damage includes 8,000 homes partially or fully damaged, 146 schools (22,442 students) damaged, and 51 health facilities affected,” the OCHA document said, listing food and shelter as a priority for relief efforts.
Hurricane Filipo left nearly 100,000 people without power and destroyed homes and other infrastructure in affected regions, according to state-owned Eletricidade de Moçambique.
Mozambique is considered one of the countries worst hit by climate change in the world, experiencing cyclical floods and tropical cyclones during the rainy season, which runs from October to April.
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